Professor Jianhua Guo
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Jianhua Guo

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Background

Prof Guo joined the Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), renamed as the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology in July 2021, at The University of Queensland in 2013. He is currently the ACWEB Deputy Director - Research. His research focuses on effective integration of process engineering, environmental microbiology and environmental biotechnology to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to achieve high-levels of contaminant removal from water or wastewater. He is also an active researcher in environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As a pioneer, Prof Guo and his team discovered that non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals/chemicals contribute to the spread of AMR, which has substantially augmented our understating of the causes of AMR. His ground-breaking findings have been covered by many mainstream media outlets, including ABC News, The Daily Mail, Science Daily and The Courier-Mail, via over 100 press stories. He has to date won over $14M in government, industry and university research funding including ARC Discovery and Linkage, mostly as the lead Chief Investigator. He has published more than 200 fully refereed papers both in multidisciplinary journals such as PNAS and Nature Communications, and specialised journals including The ISME Journal, Water Research and Environmental Science & Technology. His research output and achievements have been recognized through national and international awards or fellowship, including 2013 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) and 2017 Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. He is an Editor of the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water Science & Technology, and an Associate Editor of Water Research.

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctoral Diploma, Harbin Institute of Technology

Research interests

  • Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance

  • Novel disinfection processes

  • Methane-based Biotechnology: Bioconversion Methane into Liquid Chemicals

  • Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering Systems

  • Microorganisms Involved in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

  • Biological Nutrients Removal and Recovery from Wastewater

  • Novel groundwater remediation technologies

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274 works between 2007 and 2025
All (274) Journal Article (269) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (1) Other Outputs (1)

161 - 180 of 274 works

2020

Journal Article

Model-based investigation of membrane biofilm reactors coupling anammox with nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Model-based investigation of membrane biofilm reactors coupling anammox with nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Environment International, 137 105501, 105501. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105501

Model-based investigation of membrane biofilm reactors coupling anammox with nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

2020

Journal Article

Mitigation of antibiotic resistance in a pilot-scale system treating wastewater from high-speed railway trains

Wei, Ting, Yao, Hong, Sun, Peizhe, Cai, Weiwei, Li, Xinyang, Fan, Liru, Wei, Qingchao, Lai, Cai and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Mitigation of antibiotic resistance in a pilot-scale system treating wastewater from high-speed railway trains. Chemosphere, 245 125484, 125484. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125484

Mitigation of antibiotic resistance in a pilot-scale system treating wastewater from high-speed railway trains

2020

Journal Article

Temperature-tolerated mainstream nitrogen removal by anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor

Liu, Tao, Khai Lim, Zhuan, Chen, Hui, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Temperature-tolerated mainstream nitrogen removal by anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (5) acs.est.9b05650, 3012-3021. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05650

Temperature-tolerated mainstream nitrogen removal by anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor

2020

Journal Article

New insights of the bacterial response to exposure of differently sized silver nanomaterials

Lu, Ji, Zhang, Shuai, Gao, Shuhong, Wang, Peng, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2020). New insights of the bacterial response to exposure of differently sized silver nanomaterials. Water Research, 169 115205, 115205. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115205

New insights of the bacterial response to exposure of differently sized silver nanomaterials

2020

Journal Article

Efficient nitrate removal from synthetic groundwater via in situ utilization of short-chain fatty acids from methane bioconversion

Chen, Hui, Liu, Shuai, Liu, Tao, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Efficient nitrate removal from synthetic groundwater via in situ utilization of short-chain fatty acids from methane bioconversion. Chemical Engineering Journal, 393 124594, 124594. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.124594

Efficient nitrate removal from synthetic groundwater via in situ utilization of short-chain fatty acids from methane bioconversion

2020

Journal Article

Both silver ions and silver nanoparticles facilitate horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes

Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Jin, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Both silver ions and silver nanoparticles facilitate horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes. Water Research, 169 115229, 115229. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115229

Both silver ions and silver nanoparticles facilitate horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes

2020

Book Chapter

Control strategies to combat dissemination of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Yue, Ahmed, Yunus, Jin, Min and Li, Jie (2020). Control strategies to combat dissemination of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems. Antibiotic resistance in the environment: a worldwide overview. (pp. 147-187) edited by Célia M. Manaia, Erica Donner, Ivone Vaz-Moreira and Peiying Hong. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/698_2020_474

Control strategies to combat dissemination of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

2019

Journal Article

High-level nitrogen removal by simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

Liu, Tao, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). High-level nitrogen removal by simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Water Research, 166 115057, 115057. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115057

High-level nitrogen removal by simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox and nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation

2019

Journal Article

Insight into the nitrification kinetics and microbial response of an enriched nitrifying sludge in the biodegradation of sulfadiazine

Wang, Bingzheng, Ni, Bing-Jie, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Insight into the nitrification kinetics and microbial response of an enriched nitrifying sludge in the biodegradation of sulfadiazine. Environmental Pollution, 255 (Pt 1) 113160, 113160. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113160

Insight into the nitrification kinetics and microbial response of an enriched nitrifying sludge in the biodegradation of sulfadiazine

2019

Journal Article

Microbial methane conversion to short-chain fatty acids using various electron acceptors in membrane biofilm reactors

Chen, Hui, Luo, Jinghuan, Liu, Shuai, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Microbial methane conversion to short-chain fatty acids using various electron acceptors in membrane biofilm reactors. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (21) acs.est.8b06767, 12846-12855. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06767

Microbial methane conversion to short-chain fatty acids using various electron acceptors in membrane biofilm reactors

2019

Journal Article

Microbial chromate reduction coupled with anaerobic oxidation of methane in a membrane biofilm reactor

Luo, Jing-Huan, Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Jianyong, Qian, Guangren, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Microbial chromate reduction coupled with anaerobic oxidation of methane in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environment International, 130 104926, 104926. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104926

Microbial chromate reduction coupled with anaerobic oxidation of methane in a membrane biofilm reactor

2019

Other Outputs

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals can enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance via conjugation

Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Zhang, Shuai, Li, Jie, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals can enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance via conjugation. doi: 10.1101/724500

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals can enhance the spread of antibiotic resistance via conjugation

2019

Journal Article

Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera

Zhang, Shuai, Wang, Yue, Song, Hailiang, Lu, Ji, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera. Environment International, 129, 478-487. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.054

Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera

2019

Journal Article

Cometabolic biodegradation of cephalexin by enriched nitrifying sludge: process characteristics, gene expression and product biotoxicity

Wang, Bingzheng, Ni, Bing-Jie, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Cometabolic biodegradation of cephalexin by enriched nitrifying sludge: process characteristics, gene expression and product biotoxicity. Science of The Total Environment, 672, 275-282. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.473

Cometabolic biodegradation of cephalexin by enriched nitrifying sludge: process characteristics, gene expression and product biotoxicity

2019

Journal Article

Acetate production from anaerobic oxidation of methane via intracellular storage compounds

Cai, Chen, Shi, Ying, Guo, Jianhua, Tyson, Gene W., Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Acetate production from anaerobic oxidation of methane via intracellular storage compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (13) acs.est.9b00077, 7371-7379. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00077

Acetate production from anaerobic oxidation of methane via intracellular storage compounds

2019

Journal Article

Perchlorate bio-reduction in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor in the presence and absence of oxygen

Wu, Mengxiong, Luo, Jing-Huan, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Perchlorate bio-reduction in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor in the presence and absence of oxygen. Water Research, 157, 572-578. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.008

Perchlorate bio-reduction in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor in the presence and absence of oxygen

2019

Journal Article

Inhibition of methanogens decreased sulfadiazine removal and increased antibiotic resistance gene development in microbial fuel cells

Zhang, Shuai, Song, Hai-Liang, Cao, Xian, Li, Hua, Guo, Jianhua, Yang, Xiao-Li, Singh, Rajendra Prasad and Liu, Shuai (2019). Inhibition of methanogens decreased sulfadiazine removal and increased antibiotic resistance gene development in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 281, 188-194. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.089

Inhibition of methanogens decreased sulfadiazine removal and increased antibiotic resistance gene development in microbial fuel cells

2019

Journal Article

Comparison of short-term dosing ferrous ion and nanoscale zero-valent iron for rapid recovery of anammox activity from dissolved oxygen inhibition

Yan, Yuan, Wang, Yayi, Wang, Weigang, Zhou, Shuai, Wang, Junjie and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Comparison of short-term dosing ferrous ion and nanoscale zero-valent iron for rapid recovery of anammox activity from dissolved oxygen inhibition. Water Research, 153, 284-294. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.01.029

Comparison of short-term dosing ferrous ion and nanoscale zero-valent iron for rapid recovery of anammox activity from dissolved oxygen inhibition

2019

Journal Article

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal CuO nanoparticle inhibition of anabolic and catabolic activities of sulfate-reducing bacterium

Chen, Zhaoyu, Gao, Shu-hong, Jin, Min, Sun, Shengjie, Lu, Ji, Yang, Ping, Bond, Philip L., Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal CuO nanoparticle inhibition of anabolic and catabolic activities of sulfate-reducing bacterium. Environment International, 125, 65-74. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.058

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal CuO nanoparticle inhibition of anabolic and catabolic activities of sulfate-reducing bacterium

2019

Journal Article

Growth kinetics of Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’ enriched in a laboratory reactor

Lu, Peili, Liu, Tao, Ni, Bing-Jie, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2019). Growth kinetics of Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’ enriched in a laboratory reactor. Science of The Total Environment, 659, 442-450. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.351

Growth kinetics of Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’ enriched in a laboratory reactor

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Anaerobic short-chain gaseous alkane oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Applying quantitative microbial risk assessment, epidemiological modelling, and Bayesian Network models to facilitate AMR management in wastewater services, water reuse and biosolids (admin by UniSA)
    CRC SAAFE Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Dual-membrane upgrading towards sustainable wastewater management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (ARC CEA-StAR)
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    A novel microbial process breaking through the nitrogen cycling
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Application of novel membranes aerated biofilm reactor in petrochemical wastewater treatment
    China Petrochemical Technology Company Limited (Sinopec Tech)
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Eliminating opportunistic pathogens from premise plumbing biofilms in healthcare facilities
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Novel disinfection to combat antibiotic resistance
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance promoted by nanoparticles
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Maximizing Energy Recovery through Innovative Nitrogen remOval (MERINO) - DC Water Project
    District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Combating the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Water Systems
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Transforming wastewater treatment plants from a large energy consumer to an energy exporter through maximizing renewable energy recovery
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Interactions between nanoparticles and bacteria
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A metagenomics-assisted optimisation of the Anammox process to treat domestic wastewater
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    A novel autotrophic biological nitrogen removal process driven by ammonia-oxidizing archaea and anammox bacteria
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of emerging chemical and biological contaminants through novel catalytic membrane reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater by using membrane-aerated bioreactors

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Understanding of New Microorganisms Enabling Microbial Oxidation of Short-chain Gaseous Alkanes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sequestration of micropollutants in modified biochars by coupling adsorption and advanced oxidation/reduction processes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of multiple oxidized contaminants using methane-based membrane biofilm systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development and Application of Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing for Wastewater-based Epidemiology and Pathogen Detection

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using membrane aerated bioreactors to removal emerging contaminants and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding roles of disinfection agents on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biogas upgrading and value-added chemical production in membrane biofilm reactors.

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Enrichment of two new ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in Membrane aerated biofilm reactor using urea

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of sequencing-based surveillance monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In-depth understanding of bioprocess and microbial community in a novel methane-based membrane biofilm reactor

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) in shortcut nitrogen removal and dissolved methane mitigation

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Novel membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to simultaneously remove nitrogen and emerging contaminates from wastewater

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of the inflammatory response of human cells to silica dust exposure

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Jake O'Brien

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Physiological Characterization of Novel Nitrogen Cycling Microorganisms

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identifying the drivers of environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

Completed supervision

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